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Eleanor Roosevelt — Part 36

59 pages · May 09, 2026 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Eleanor Roosevelt · 59 pages OCR'd
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ore framan Out to Militarize allace Aid Youth, Says W AVASHINGTON, March 24.—Truman and the Arm inffouth and get| rout ther paratrooper with decorations opposed UMT. lf we pul an end io the coid war it we reject the desperate adven ‘eliminate ;fmong mations.” tures of the Truman Doctrine; if we the military from the dominaling posttion they now hold ‘i eur government, and only If we seek genuine prace and cooperation “—s Sharp denunciation of Pres ‘Truman's call f lectty service and universal militar training hes expressed by = th State Planning Committees of th New York State Count, Amer can Veterans Committee, it ws learned yesterday. Meeting in Albany on Sunda; . tact . the State Planning Commiite y trying to “militarize” Ameri- pomied out that there was n ersal Military Training passed by “artificially creating a Crisis “threat to the mllliary security « -§h Ruasia,” Seymour, Lingeld, veterans director of the national Wallace for President the : : — - Committee, told the Benate Armed ¢ , “arming of nations has inevitabl, Service Committee today. The for- elgnt war United States.” and th on anyone who opposed UMT andiled to- war.” The Committ the Truman Doctrine. , |leaied upon the President “ Baldwin again interfered to say/And a way te lasting peaci that the Committee wanied to know!through a meeting with Freret etal dohrenmniinries Tantei the “views and beliefs”, of witness. | Stalin. streng and eur people secure only: |Gurney finally ended the argument} The betrayal of Palestine wi yby saying the record showed Lin-|alao condemned “as & shamefi |*eld unwilling to answer the ques-)s¢Nout of the Jewish people” an . | *genuflectlon te Arabian for Sen. Harry F. Byrd (D-Va) en-jand oli.” ‘tered the hearing room while Lin-| “In the ultimate analysis,” sai ifield read his statement and started|the committee, “lt weakens th jon the same theme song. reputation of the United Stal ALREADY ANSWERED before, the world and sounds t Linfield sald he had already an-'Gtath knell for the United N ; _ ‘The witness was not permitted swered the question. Baldwin then tions.” lo read his prepared statement forj/.ommented that the question had Jo addition, the Gommitt *) 2) minutes during which time heise, put by both the Democrats Criticized the ERP as “avowed ‘ tound himself the victim of a bl-/ 24 Republicans on the Committee, POlitical.” and asked rellet 1 \ Pertlaan amear, Committee mem- to which Linfteld rejoined that the Europe through the UN. : I ware tntareactaA nm whether Linfleld was a Communist. | The Senators insisted on a “yea” or “no” answer, They told him that a Washington column written by bers were interested merely bi-partisan” coalition in Congress has been extended to the commit- tee. “When the sefely and welfare of the United States is at stake, you PITTSBURGH, March i. Opposition to Truman's draft ci and UMT was volced here ye terday at the bi-montfily meeti. a a an Joseph and Steward*Alsop, had re- _ of District Council 6, United Ele ™ ported that he had been a member ten eed goat's trical, Radio and Masiine—lKor . ‘ jut the Woung Communist League! yinneig replied that the coalition ere, G10. 7 7 ‘ A PRIVATE MATTER then must take the responsibility “ “ ' Linfield told chalrman Chan Gur- for the consequences of the current 7 ays a et : (wey (R-S3D that his political and! American foreign policy. Baldwin so fe " J lreligious beliefs were # private mat+ {agreed and sald Congress would ac- _ fF “ot iter. Gurney and Sens. Leveretticept the judgment of the people. 15 .: ‘ . i Saltonstall of Maas, and Raymond| Linfield sald the verdict would vel is & Coappang from ‘' E, Baldwin of Conn., both Republi-{given next November and that he Of the > . cana, pressed the witness for 30) would accept It. aily Worker : minutes for a “yea” or “rio” answer,' Scientist Aibert,Tinstein deciared , - ; 4 which he refused to give. his opposition to‘UMT while atomic | 2 sif VY _ ry] Linfeld sald he took his position scientist Dr. Arthur H./ Compton, m6 d, with Wallace on a pledge that he! president of St. Louls Univeralty the Spat B od \. se, would not “knowingly” accept sup- Sg Lilobek ATP eel pipale e j b We oN . port from groups favoring restric- endorsed it. yi —_ i / ae tlons on civil Hberties Another endo | wee Mre Bieenar unde; or violent “at this time” wan aad, eyerthros of the government. Ronse 4 \65 ake & a, , | Baldwin interrupted him to de-'said in a statement tg the \\ | _-Y The witmess accused the Senatora/“gesture which would be re ; . of stylifg lo pin a Communist label | stood by Russia.” Ame : ‘* . Ransevelt. Ahe se
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